49ers lay out plan for Jimmy Garoppolo’s playing time in final two preseason games

After Jimmy Garoppolo‘s rough preseason outing against the Denver Broncos on Monday, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he would like to see the quarterback play more in the team’s third preseason game.

“I would like [the offensive starters] get a whole half in, but sometimes halves can be 20 plays, sometimes they can be 45,” he said. “So, it’s more about the play count, but you’d like them to get a normal half in.”

“We’d like to not put him back out in the third quarter, but if you don’t feel good and you don’t feel like you got the reps, that’s always an option,” he said.

On Saturday, the 49ers will play the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, the site of Garoppolo’s ACL tear in 2018. After that, the team’s final preseason game is at home against the Los Angeles Chargers on Aug. 29.